Multi tweaker script.

[cmlusco]

Hey guys i was looking arroun xda and stumbled appon this. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1961353.

EDIT: TESTED DOES NOT WORK!!

It says it

-Increase internet speed (EDGE, 3G, WLAN, VPN). Works with all browsers including Opera with all APNs.

- Compressing pages and then decompressing for less data usage & smooth browsing.

- Bypass slow downloads and let you full speed downloads from some file sharing site which requires premium account for fast downloads. Like depositfiles etc.

- Boosting network signal strength so to have no call drops.

I have been running iy for about 7 hours now, and have to say that it does do some of what it claims.

3g speed seems to have increased and remain steady at over 1mbps. However wifi (wlan) seems no faster but no worse either. I did not test vpn as i do not have one setup.

The browser compression also seems to work, as pages load quicker. It also seems the whole page loads all at once instead of piece by piece.

The full speed downloads dosent seem to work, at least not from depositfiles.

The network signal boot also dosent work, as my db's are the same as usual, high 80s to low 90s.

Even though several things dont seem to work, they dont break anything either. I think just for the 3g tweak and browser compression, it is worth it. Also i know it says for android 2.3.6+, but works fine on 2.3.4.

 

[tiny4579]

I don't expect much from these type of tweaks and think they're more placebo than anything. There's nothing on the ROM side that can improve signal.

Browser compression sounds like an interesting idea. If you're familiar with the protocol rsync, it can use compression to transfer and use less bandwidth. However, I haven't heard of compression remote webpages prior to sending them which is really the only way this would logically work. That doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

The 3g speed tweak I'm also wary of. I think it may be placebo as network speeds vary and Verizon can already achieve 1mbps+ on their network.

As far as the bypassing slow downloads, that's definitely possible; however, it sounds wrong.

The only differences between Android 2.3.6 and 2.3.4 are a few bug fixes.

Edit: A little extra feedback after viewing the script.

I don't think any of the service lines will actually work as some of these look designed for init.rc, not init.d which is shell scripts.
As far as the network signal strength booster, it calls a legacy device script (goldfish which is the emulator and not a real device).
Not sure about the speed tweaks or slow download bypassing.

 

[cmlusco]

I don't expect much from these type of tweaks and think they're more placebo than anything. There's nothing on the ROM side that can improve signal.

Browser compression sounds like an interesting idea. If you're familiar with the protocol rsync, it can use compression to transfer and use less bandwidth. However, I haven't heard of compression remote webpages prior to sending them which is really the only way this would logically work. That doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

The 3g speed tweak I'm also wary of. I think it may be placebo as network speeds vary and Verizon can already achieve 1mbps+ on their network.

As far as the bypassing slow downloads, that's definitely possible; however, it sounds wrong.

The only differences between Android 2.3.6 and 2.3.4 are a few bug fixes.

The browser compression and 3g seem to work, pages load faster and seem snappier. I know vzw is capable of 1mbps, but i rarley ever got half that before the tweak. Now i get it consitentlty at all times of the day. I dont think its placedo, and the the poll on that thread suggest people are happy with it. Its worth a shot if you have some free time. And its easy to remove if you dont like it, just delete 2 files and a folder

 

[tiny4579]

The browser compression and 3g seem to work, pages load faster and seem snappier. I know vzw is capable of 1mbps, but i rarley ever got half that before the tweak. Now i get it consitentlty at all times of the day. I dont think its placedo, and the the poll on that thread suggest people are happy with it. Its worth a shot if you have some free time. And its easy to remove if you dont like it, just delete 2 files and a folder

Try running it from the terminal or adb shell by doing sh init.d script name and I'm pretty sure it will bomb out on you like it did for me. I tried the bottom one and the second attachment from the OP there.

Below is my error:

[email protected]:/storage/sdcard0 # sh netforks_tweak                             

netforks_tweak[12]: syntax error: '(' unexpected

 

[cmlusco]

Try running it from the terminal or adb shell by doing sh init.d script name and I'm pretty sure it will bomb out on you like it did for me. I tried the bottom one and the second attachment from the OP there.

Below is my error:

[email protected]:/storage/sdcard0 # sh netforks_tweak                             

netforks_tweak[12]: syntax error: '(' unexpected

Lol, never even thought of trying that. Your right i het the same error. The init-goldfish.sh file that the init.d script runs also fails on execution, but that is a stock system file. I wonder why my 3g speeds are better? Im getting double what i usually get, and its actually consistent and not bouncing all over the place. Mabey vzw put up a new tower or something. And i guess with increased speed the browser would seem snappier. Oh well thought i stumbled on something cool, but its just garbage i guess. Thanks for clearing it up tiny.

 

[tiny4579]

Lol, never even thought of trying that. Your right i het the same error. The init-goldfish.sh file that the init.d script runs also fails on execution, but that is a stock system file. I wonder why my 3g speeds are better? Im getting double what i usually get, and its actually consistent and not bouncing all over the place. Mabey vzw put up a new tower or something. And i guess with increased speed the browser would seem snappier. Oh well thought i stumbled on something cool, but its just garbage i guess. Thanks for clearing it up tiny.

According to the dev, the ( error is ok.

So, if you want to test it again to verify, type getprop and see if anything shows from the tweaks script as far as the setprop lines. I have a feeling nothing will but I want to validate 100% that this doesn't work.

I've done some testing on my own by making shell scripts and confirming an error should not bomb out the whole script but just abort at the point of the error.

But really, this thing does nothing, even zeppelinrox shot it down.

 

[cmlusco]

According to the dev, the ( error is ok.

So, if you want to test it again to verify, type getprop and see if anything shows from the tweaks script as far as the setprop lines. I have a feeling nothing will but I want to validate 100% that this doesn't work.

I've done some testing on my own by making shell scripts and confirming an error should not bomb out the whole script but just abort at the point of the error.

But really, this thing does nothing, even zeppelinrox shot it down.

No nothing from the script shows in getprop. I would say the whole things a bust.